Experts Doubt Utility of Ban on Internet Material; U.S. Court Hears Testimony In Challenge to Decency Act

From: The Washington Post | Date: March 22, 1996| Author: John Schwartz | Copyright information

It was the first day of a legal proceeding that puts the Internet on trial, but the star witness was balky.

"Well, we've just had a little crash of the computer," witness Ann W. Duvall said, after trying to show a panel of three federal judges how easy it is to bring up the Phillies' latest scores on-line. After a second attempt to retrieve the scores failed, Judge Stewart Dalzell quipped, "They've had a tough year."

Crashes are standard operating procedure during high...

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